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Beat blackouts with the ultimate DIY UPS

icrontic.com — To combat South Africa's nasty blackouts and brownouts, one man built the ultimate UPS that'll support multiple computers with over 5 hours of uptime. Here's how he did it, and how you can do the same.

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  • christopherw, on 10/15/2007, -0/+4Very useful article... I might not do the APC Trade-UPS process after reading that - making my own UPS sounds far more satisfying and cost-effective!
  • shiftline, on 08/20/2008, -0/+0Nice article, I have been thinking of constructing a "super UPS" out of an dinky old one and a bunch of batteries.
  • Pollynator, on 02/05/2008, -0/+0Very Useful article, should help with our ailing power problems. Another thought that I think could further enhance this application is the installation of Solar panels that charge their own batteries which then keep the UPS charged while the power is out.
  • kevinsand, on 10/14/2007, -0/+0Very Cool!
  • estqwerty, on 10/14/2007, -0/+0DIY UPS

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